The Newton County Academy Generals will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Russell Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Newton County Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Lamar Christian. Newton County Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Lamar Christian's pitchers proved too tough.
Newton County Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vitaly Ferguson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Russell Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-1 walloping at the hands of Newton County Academy.
Newton County Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Russell Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Newton County Academy took their win against Russell Christian Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 14-1. Does Newton County Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Russell Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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